South African Parliamentary Debate Heats Up

Parliamentary leader of the official opposition Democratic Alliance Mmusi Maimane has accused President Jacob Zuma of "breaking Parliament" by letting police into the National Assembly and laughing as they dragged out members of the Economic Freedom Fighters.

  • South Africa:   'Zuma Broke Parliament'

    SAPA, 17 February 2015

    DA parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane on Tuesday accused President Jacob Zuma of "breaking Parliament" by letting police into the National Assembly and laughing as they dragged out… Read more »

  • South Africa:   President Failed the Poor, Says Malema

    SAPA, 17 February 2015

    The debate in Parliament on the state-of-the-nation address began on a robust note on Tuesday as Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema again implored President Jacob Zuma… Read more »

  • South Africa:   A Broken Man, Presiding over a Broken Society

    DA, 17 February 2015

    The following speech was delivered by DA Parliamentary Leader Mmusi Maimane MP, during the State of the Nation Address Debate. Read more »

President Jacob Zuma is seen before the state of the nation address at Parliament in Cape Town on February 12, 2015.

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